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Songs of hope and glory Two anniversaries this year recall a golden period of English music-making. Michael Kennedy celebrates the careers of Kathleen Ferrier and Janet Baker
; ...anniversary of the death of Kathleen Ferrier at the age of 41; August...people he had known were Kathleen Ferrier and Mahler, in that...closely associated with Ferrier - the Angel, Mahler...axis at Aldeburgh as Kathleen had been and sang Lucretia...
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Culture: Singer's notes live on; Christopher Morley remembers Lancashire diva Kathleen Ferrier, who died half a century ago.(ROP)
; ...the cruelly-early age of 41. Kathleen Ferrier's singing career had lasted...Birmingham Town Hall on March 5. Kathleen Ferrier died peacefully in her sleep...collection, Letters and Diaries of Kathleen Ferrier, edited by Christopher Fifield...
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Ferrier, Kathleen: Klever Kaff.(Brief article)(Book review)
; Ferrier, Kathleen Klever Kaff. Ian Jack. Translated from...Garden (Feb. 1953), the great contralto Kathleen Ferrier, already vanquished by cancer, must...musical experiences were to have known Kathleen Ferrier and Gustav Mahler-- in that order...
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CULTURE: CLASSICAL CD REVIEWS : Songs of the British Isles: Kathleen Ferrier, contralto. (Naxos 8.111081) pounds 4.99.(Features)
; Byline: Review by David Hart Kathleen Ferrier As a tribute to someone who...singer. Listeners encountering Kathleen Ferrier's distinctive voice for the...although she turned down Bayreuth) Ferrier enjoyed an international reputation...
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Kathleen Ferrier
; ...Walter at the piano. In 1953 Kathleen Ferrier was engaged to sing Orpheus...October in London that year. The Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Fund was started with the proceeds of the book Kathleen Ferrier -A Memoir written by some of...
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The star who fell too soon; Kathleen Ferrier, who died 50 years ago of cancer, is revealed in her letters as a homespun battler who was unscarred by her celebrity by Christopher Fifield.
; ...on 8 October 1953, the singer Kathleen Ferrier died of breast cancer at the age...sister Winifred was protective of Kathleen's memory, and freely used the blue...is a woman unspoiled by stardom; Ferrier retained a raunchy sense of humour...
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Kathleen Ferrier Awards 2004
; Kathleen Ferrier Awards 2004 An the half century that has passed since the untimely death of Kathleen Ferrier, the competition that commemorates her distinguished career has been...
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Kathleen Ferrier Awards at the Wigmore
; Kathleen Ferrier Awards at the Wigmore It was reassuring to encounter singing of an impressively high standard in the Final of the 2005 Kathleen Ferrier Awards at the Wigmore Hall on 28 April. The competition's roster of...
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Kathleen Ferrier Award held at the Wigmore Hall
; The finals of the 1998 Kathleen Ferrier Award were held at the Wigmore Hall on 24 April. There was...exceptionally high, and the Winner of the First Prize in the Kathleen Ferrier Competition was so outstandingly excellent that audience and...
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Music CDs: CLASSICAL HHHHI Schubert, Schumann, Brahms Lieder: Kathleen Ferrier/Bruno Walter DECCA
; ...have been somewhat mystified by Kathleen Ferrier's enduring iconic status, this...revelation. We all think we know Ferrier's voice - that sobbing splash of...anything but studio recordings. Live, Ferrier is a different animal - spontaneous...
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